Tener medio día libre

[ROBINDESBOIS]

English?
To have half a day off
have a free half day

[Perikles]

English?
To have half a day off :good:
have a free half-dayTo have a half-day off
To have half a day free
To have a half-day holiday

etc.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

I do not understand.

[Perikles]

I do not understand.The noun is half-day:
half-day holiday = medio día libre.
But half is also a noun, so half of a day is a possibility, but with half, the of is usually omitted.

Was that the problem?

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Why do we place free at The end?

[Perikles]

Why do we place free at The end?Good question. The 'free' is an adjective, and you can choose which noun it qualifies. I can say

I have a free half-day (free qualifies half-day) :good:

or

I have a half-day free (free qualifies 'I', if you understand 'during which I am' free) :good:

The second sounds more natural. "I have a half-day, during which I am free = at liberty, not having to work." Further, the first one could be ambiguous, because 'free' can mean not costing anything.

I have a free ticket to the concert. :good:

'A free half-day' could mean

I have a half-day (at Disney World) which costs me nothing.

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